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 April
26, 1986, is a date that stirs deep emotions for many Europeans. That
was the day a series of explosions rocked the Chernobyl nuclear power
plant, sending deadly radiation across 62,000 square miles of the former
Soviet Union and parts of Europe. The Ukrainian Health Ministry reports
more than 3,500 people died from the accident. Greenpeace Ukraine estimates
the death toll may have been as high as 32,000. Today, more than 15
years after the accident, engineers continue attempts to stabilize the
crumbling structure and prevent additional radiation releases.
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